Heroin, crack cocaine and £2,000 cash were seized by police in a raid on a Midland home prompted by tip-offs from fed-up residents.

Officers recovered the drugs, worth about £2,000, and bundles of cash when they forced their way into a house in Coleman Street, in the Whitmore Reans area of Wolverhampton.

Police raided the home at about 10.45am on Thursday following intelligence from locals sick of a man openly boasting about how much money he was ‘earning’ from his deadly trade.

PC Gary Lewis, from the St Peters neighbourhood policing team, said: “Drugs are illegal and have a detrimental effect on communities, that’s why we’re working so hard to tackle the issue here in Wolverhampton.

“The raid was mounted in direct response to local concerns after a man was allegedly heard bragging about how much money he was earning from dealing drugs.

“With this in mind our message is clear, if they’ve too much bling, give us a ring.”

A 21-year-old present at the address was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled drug and later released on bail.

Substances, believed to be crack cocaine and heroin, were sent away to a secure laboratory for chemical analysis.

Whitmore Reans residents have in recent months been plagued by anti-social behaviour and crime as a result of drug users visiting the usually quiet area, police said.